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Artabotrys suaveolens

Botanic Family

Annonaceae

Author

(Blume) Blume

Cultivated

C, ornamental

Common Names

• Susong-damulag (Philippines)
• Nga-pye-tin (Myanmar)
• Lepar Barar (Sarawak)
• Akar Malam (Sarawak)
• Akar Cenana (Malay)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Brunei
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• Maluku
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Johore
• Kedah
• Malacca
• Negri Sembilan
• Penang
• Perak Pahang
• Sabah
• Sarawak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Swamp forest
• secondary forest
• coastal
• lowland forest
• montane forest
• heath forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Woody liana to 25m with hooked peduncles with 10mm long bracts, young branches glabrous. Coriaceous or papery glabrous leaves to 180mm x 57mm. Leaf-opposed, few-flowered inflorescences, creamy-white tomentose fragrant flowers 10mm long with bracts 4mm long, 3 triangular coriaceous sepals to 4mm x 3mm, slightly hairy, 2 whorls of 3 tomentose pink or red petals aging creamy yellow to 11mm x 1mm. Fruit a glabrous brown berry to 20mm x 9mm.

Medicinal

Further References

• HKU
• FOSi
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• Botanicus
• GBS
• Merrill
• P. Chai
• Wiart 2